"If you get involved in a major ground war in the Saudi desert, I think support will erode significantly. Nor should it be supported. We cannot even contemplate, in my view, trading American blood for Iraqi blood." --- John McCain, New York Times, August 19, 1990.

If Iran is allowed to leave NPT, then they will not have to answer to any state on their nuclear policy, just like Israel, India, Pakistan. Perhaps this is the way Iran will handle this. I don't quite understand legalities of the treaty, maybe some of you can comment.